Rahul Gandhi visits slain Punjabi singer Sidhu Moose Wala's house in Punjab's Mansa

Mansa: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi visited the residence of slain Punjabi singer Sidhu Moosewala in Mansa district on Tuesday to express condolences to his family.Gandhi, who landed at the Chandigarh airport this morning, drove straight to the singer's native village Moosa here.Several Congress leaders including Punjab Congress chief Amrinder Singh Raja Warring, Leader of Opposition in the Punjab Assembly Partap Singh Bajwa, former deputy chief minister O P Soni and other party leaders accompanied him.Security has been tightened outside the residence of Moosewala in the wake of Gandhi's visit.Moosewala was shot dead by unidentified assailants in Mansa on May 29.Gandhi was abroad when the killing took place and returned over the weekend.Moosewala, who had joined the Congress in December last year, had unsuccessfully contested from the Mansa seat in the 2022 Punjab Assembly elections.On Saturday, the parents of Moosewala had met Union Home Minister Amit Shah here. Earlier, Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann had also expressed grief with the family.****Also read: The Last Ride: ‘Gangsta’ rap links Tupac Shakur to Sidhu Moose WalaDon't Miss: Sidhu Moose Wala's Death: What made Punjabi singing fame surrounded by controversiesRead: Why Punjabi singer-politician Sidhu Moose Wala was such a polarising figureAlso read: Sidhu Moose Wala murder puts focus on alliances of gangs, rivalries of big guns***Senior Congress leader Partap Singh Bajwa had written to CM Mann, urging him to "transfer the murder case to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) or the National Investigation Agency (NIA) so that justice can be delivered to the family at the earliest".Read all the Latest News, Trending News, Cricket News, Bollywood News,India News and Entertainment News here. Follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.